Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban female in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban female was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia peaked at 88.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 70th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 76.6% | — |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 88.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 88.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.1% | 76.6% | 79.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 79.1% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.3% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Colombia ranks 70th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release